Two rescue fire brigade vehicules hose an Airbus A-319 belonging to Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot after he landed at the airport of Dresden, eastern Germany, on July 3, 2009 to mark the reopening today by Aeroflot of a new line between Dresden and Moscow's airport Sheremetjewo after a sixteen-year break. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

Two rescue fire brigade vehicules hose an Airbus A-319 belonging to Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot after he landed at the airport of Dresden, eastern Germany, on July 3, 2009 to mark the reopening today by Aeroflot of a new line between Dresden and Moscow's airport Sheremetjewo after a sixteen-year break.

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